Key Facts

Furious 7 is the highest grossing film of 2015, grossing a total of $1.5 billion worldwide. It is also the fourth highest grossing film of all time, the highest grossing film in the Fast and Furious franchise, the highest grossing film by Universal Pictures, the fastest film to reach the $1 billion mark in 17 days and the twentieth film to reach the $1 billon mark ever.

The film was scheduled to be released in 2014 but was postponed to a year later after Paul Walker’s tragic death. The film is ultimately ‘For Paul’ and honours him greatly with a heart-warming send off. The single for the film’s soundtrack is also dedicated to Paul and is sung by Wiz Khalifa and Charlie Puth.

Paul Walker’s Brother Cody Walker was a stand in for Paul and CGI was used on Cody’s body to complete Paul’s unfinished scenes.

Over 230 cars were destroyed during the making of the film.

Furious 7 is the first film to take place after the events in ‘Fast and Furious: Tokyo Drift’.